¹And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏ ⲑⲫⲁⲅⲏⲛⲉⲙ Ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ

²And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϯⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ.

³And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ.

⁴And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϫ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϧⲓⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.

⁵And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏϫ.

⁶And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.

⁶⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ.

⁷And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏϫ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ.

⁸And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣϣⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ.

⁹And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪

¹⁰Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

¹⁰⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⳿ⲱⲥⲀⲛⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ.

¹¹And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

¹¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲂⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅

¹²And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

¹²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲃⲏⲑⲁⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ.

¹³And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

¹³⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲫⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.

¹⁴And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

¹⁴ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϩⲓⲱϯ ϣⲁ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏ.

¹⁵And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϯ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲥⲟⲩ.

¹⁶And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

¹⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ.

¹⁷And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

¹⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓϥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛⲓ.

¹⁸And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

¹⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.

¹⁹And when even was come, he went out of the city.

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥϩⲏⲗ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ.

²⁰And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

²⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉⲥⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ.

²¹And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

²¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲓⲥ ϯⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ.

²²And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

²²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.

²³For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

²³⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲧⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲥⲁⲛⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ.

²⁴Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

²⁴ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

²⁵And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

²⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ.

²⁶But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

²⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲧⲉⲙⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ.

²⁷And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

²⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.

²⁸And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

²⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ.

²⁹And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

²⁹Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.

³⁰The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

³⁰ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ.

³¹And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

³¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.

³²But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

³²ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.

³³And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

³³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ.